2 Kings 3:11

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But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may enquire of the Lord by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.”

In other translations

But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may enquire of the Lord by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.”

Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יְהוֹשָׁפָטyehoshafatJehoshaphatH3092הַאֵיןha'ein¿ [is] there notH369פֹּהpohhereH6311נָבִיאnavi'a prophetH5030לַיהוָהlayahwehof YahwehH3068וְנִדְרְשָׁהvenidreshahand let us consultH1875אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068מֵאוֹתוֹme'otofrom <obj.> himH853וַיַּעַןvaiya'anand he answeredH6030אֶחָד'echadoneH259מֵעַבְדֵיme'avdeifrom [the] servants ofH5650מֶלֶךְ־melekh-[the] king ofH4428יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559פֹּהpoh[is] hereH6311אֱלִישָׁע'elisha'ElishaH477בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121שָׁפָטshafatShaphatH8202אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whoH834יָצַקyatzakhe pouredH3332מַיִםmayimwaterH4325עַל־'al-onH5921יְדֵיyedei[the] hands ofH3027אֵלִיָּהוּ׃'eliyahuElijahH452

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: Elijah, Elisha, Jacob, Jehoshaphat, Shaphat

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